Students around the world are all experiencing challenges in their ability to keep up with their learning. And instructors and administrators are deftly adjusting plans and resources as best they can. Because of the restrictions on contact, this means more remote learning and that requires technology. This poses a challenge for many schools that provide […]
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John Micek: Amid a pandemic, Trump still at war with government
The president’s twin dismissals last week – just days apart – of two highly respected government watchdogs (and an attack on a third) is a reminder of a fundamental truth: Donald Trump is guided by his own political self-preservation, not the well-being of the entire nation. To review, on April 3 Trump fired Michael Atkinson, […]
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Douglas Rooks: Defining ‘essential’ has many twists and turns
Whenever a world-changing event such as coronavirus unfolds, there are decisions to be made that we never expected to confront. One is the duty that fell to the nation’s governors about which businesses are essential, and should remain open, and which should be temporarily closed, to extend state and national quarantines. Maine has some experience […]
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Guest column: Insist that science prevail
I have learned that the hectic pace of everyday life clutters the mind with small things. Now that everyday life is a thing of the past, the quieter times allow many broader issues to bubble to the top. Here are my observations and urgings. Our leaders in Washington passed expansive legislation to address the many […]
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Letters: Grateful for Bath’s attempt to stem rabies spread; Vote Gideon
Grateful for Bath’s attempt to stem rabies spread I, for one, applaud the city of Bath for making an effort to protect their residents from rabies. If the predator was a human being, every effort would be made to catch and remove that person from the community. To me, the fact that the predator is […]
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Giving Voice: It takes a community effort to get through difficult times
I am working from home as I write this article, typing away on my laptop in my office. One of my sons is chatting away with his 5th grade “lunch crew” buddies via Zoom, while my other son, a freshman, finishes up baking some sugar cookies. He chose sugar cookies because that’s what could be […]
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Carl Golden: Fears grow about Biden’s chances in a coronavirus world
The national Democratic Party establishment is no longer desperate. It’s merely nervous. When former Vice President Joe Biden dispatched Vermont socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders with a string of blow out primary victories, the party leadership heaved a sigh of relief, confident they’d avoided an election day disaster. Suddenly, in late February, the COVID-19 pandemic gained […]
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Gordon Weil: Beware of COVID-19 models
People are fascinated by numbers. Not surprisingly, the Covid-19 pandemic has become entangled with statistics. The problem may be that people focus on those numbers, so they lose sight of the real problem. How many cases have there been in China or Italy or the U.S.? Where is the pandemic “epicenter” based on the case […]
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Gordon Weil: Beware of COVID-19 models
People are fascinated by numbers. Not surprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has become entangled with statistics. The problem may be that people focus on those numbers, so they lose sight of the real problem. How many cases have there been in China or Italy or the U.S.? Where is the pandemic “epicenter” based on the case […]
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Letters: How will snowbirds be welcomed back after the pandemic?; Affordable COVID-19 healthcare
How will snowbirds be welcomed back after the pandemic? I know that I always will be from away! Despite the fact that I have lived full time in Maine for 24 of my 74 years, spent most summers in Maine, and married a born and raised Maine woman, I am still from away. So for […]